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CONTENTS.

LAWS OF THE TERRITORY OF IDAHO.

TITLE OF ACT.

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1

An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to Regulate Proceedings

in Civil Cases in the Courts of Justice of the Territory of

Idaho," approved Dec. 4th, 1864-approved January 12th, 1866

2 An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide Increased Com-

pensation to Officers in this Territory," approved January 13th,

1864-approved January 9th, 1866

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106

3 To amend an Act entitled "An Act relative to Elections," approved

Dec. 17th, 1864-approved January 9th, 1866.....

107

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An Act concerning Weights and Measures-approved January 10th,
1866...

108

5 An Act for the Relief of insolvent Debtors and the Protection of

Creditors-approved January 11th, 1866....

111

An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act for securing Liens to Me-

chanics and others," approved December 17th, 1864-approved

January 10th, 1866

121

6 An Act entitled "An Act to establish a Common School System, and

to provide for the Maintenance and Supervision of Public

Schools"-approved January 12th, 1866..

122

7 An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act in relation to Money of

Account and Interest"-approved January 9th, 1866...

135

An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act relative to County Officers,

etc." approved February 4th, 1864-approved January 10th, 1866 135

8

9 An Act amendatory of an Act entitled "An Act to Abolish the Office

of Territorial Auditor," approved January 5th, 1866-approved

January 10th, 1866..

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11

An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act concerning the Writ of

Habeas Corpus," approved January 22d, 1864-approved Jan-

uary 11th, 1866..

Amendments to an Act entitled "An Act to regulate Proceedings in

Criminal Cases, in the Courts of Justice in the Territory of

Idaho," approved February 1st, 1864-approved January 11th,

1866...

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TITLE OF ACT.

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An Act to fix the Time of holding the District Court in and for the

County of Alturas, Idaho Territory, Second Judicial District-

approved January 10th, 1866

An Act relative to Quartz Claims in the First Judicial District of this

Territory, embracing the Counties of Idaho, Nez Perce, Sho-

shone, Lahtoh and Kootenai-approved January 12th, 1866....

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140

An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to Regulate Proceedings

in Civil Cases, in the Courts of Justice of the Territory of

Idaho," approved Feb'y 1st, 1864-approved January 12th, 1866 141

15 An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act defining the Duties of the

Territorial Treasurer"-approved January 12th, 1866.......

16 An Act to provide for the Organization and Maintenance of Historic,

Scientific, Aid, or Educational and other Literary Societies-ap-

proved January 12th, 1866....

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18

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142

An Act supplementary to an Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act

to provide Increased Compensation to the Officers of this Terri-

tory," approved January 9th, 1866-approved January 12th, 1866 145

An Act to authorize and empower the Sheriffs of Boise and Ada

Counties to employ the Prisoners in the Boise and Ada County

Jails, under a criminal conviction, and to form the said Prison-

ers into a Chaingang-approved January 12th, 1866....

146

19 An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to define the Time of Com-

mencing Civil Actions"-approved January 10th, 1866 ...

147

20 An Act to provide for the better Protection and Disbursement of

Public Moneys-approved January 11th, 1866....

148

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22

An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide a uniform sys-

tem of Territorial and County Revenue, and for the Assessing

and Collecting the same"-approved January 11th, 1866......

An Act to provide for Funding the Indebtedness of the Territory of

Idaho-approved January 12th, 1866

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156

23 An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act relative to Bills of Exchange

and Promissory Notes"-approved January 11th, 1866....

159

24 An Act to amend Sections two, five and seven of an Act relative to

Estrays, approved December 22d, 1864-approved January 9th,

1866...

25 An Act to create a Territorial Prison Commissioner, and to provide

for the care and safe keeping of Territorial Convicts-approved

January 10th, 1866

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161

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26

An Act to amend an Act relative to Attorneys and Counselors-at-law

-approved January 5th, 1866

27

An Act to create the office of County Coroner, in each of the organ-

ized Counties of this Territory-approved January 3d, 1866....

164

28 An Act to legalize the correction of certain Errors and Omissions in

the Assessment Roll of Alturas County, for the year A. D. 1865

-approved January 2d, 1866

165

29

An Act supplementary to an Act entitled "An Act to provide a Uni-

form System of Territorial and County Revenue, and for the

Assessing and Collecting the same"-approved January 11th,

1866..

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30 An Act relating to the Discovery of Gold and Silver Quartz Lodes,

and of the manner of their Location-approved January 12th,

1866......

31 An Act to provide for the Taxing of Foreign Miners-approved Jan-

uary 11th, 1866.......

32 An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act concerning Roads, High-

ways, Trails, and Public Thoroughfares," approved January

30th, 1864-approved Janúary 10th, 1866.

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174

177

33 An Act to protect Roads and Public Highways from injury-approved

January 10th, 1866...

178

34 An Act supplementary to an Act entitled "An Act in relation to the

Construction of Bridges, Ferries, Roads and Trails," approved

November 29th, 1864-approved January 11th, 1866..

179

35 An Act concerning Public Ferries and Toll Bridges-approved Jan-

uary 2d, 1866

180

36 An Act making Damages sustained by the Traveling Public a Lien

upon the Property of any Ferry, Bridge, Toll Trail or Toll Road,

upon which Tolls are collected-approved January 10th, 1866..

37 An Act to Remove the County Seat of Oneida County, in Idaho Ter-

ritory-approved January 5th, 1866..

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182

38 An Act defining the Boundary Line between the Counties of Nez

Perce and Idaho-approved January 5th, 1866 .

182.

39 An Act to abolish the office of Territorial Auditor-approved Janu-

ary 5th, 1866...

183

40 An Act to provide for the Public Printing, and for the Distribution

of the Laws and Journals-passed January 12th, 1866..........

184

41

An Act creating the office of District Attorney in each of the organ-

ized Judicial Districts of Idaho Territory, and defining their

duties, privileges and powers, and fixing their compensation-

approved January 10th, 1866.

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42 An Act amendatory of an Act entitled "An Act defining the Judicial

Districts of this Territory, assigning the Judges, fixing the

time and places of holding the Supreme and District Courts, and

limiting the jurisdiction thereof, providing for special terms and

adjournments, for the appointment of Clerks, and the procur-

ing of Seals, and prescribing the mode of proceeding in the

District Courts"-approved January 6th, 1866

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189

43 An Act defining the Duties and fixing the Salary of Territorial Con-

troller-approved January 6th, 1866

190

44 An Act to provide for the Incorporation of the Grand and Subordi-

nate Lodges of Free and Accepted Masons, and the Grand and

Subordinate Lodges of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows,

in this Territory-approved January 9th, 1866.

194

45

An Act to create the office of District Court Reporter, for the Second

and Third Judicial Districts-approved January 11th, 1866.....

197

46

An Act to provide for the Incorporation of the Idaho Territorial

Agricultural Society-approved January 11th, 1866..............

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47

An Act supplementary to an Act to create a Territorial Prison Com-

missioner, and provide for the care and safe keeping of Terri-

torial Convicts-approved January 10th, 1866...

199

48

An Act for the better protection of the Right of Transit on Snake

River-approved January 11th, 1866..

200

49

An Act for perfecting Titles to Quartz Claims in the County of Idaho

-approved January 10th, 1866.....

201

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51

An Act to authorize the County Commissioners of Boise County to

levy and collect a Special Tax-approved January 12th, 1866....

An Act to incorporate the Idaho, Salt Lake and Columbia River

Branch Pacific Railroad Company-approved January 11th, 1866 201

203

An Act to incorporate Boise City, in Ada County-approved January

11th, 1866

205

53 An Act to repeal an Act entitled "An Act to Incorporate the City of

Placerville, Boise County," approved February 4th, 1864-ap-

proved January 9th, 1866..

210

54 An Act to provide for publishing the Laws of the Third Session in a

Newspaper-approved January 11th, 1866....

211

55 An Act entitled an Act concerning Hogs found running at large in

Ada County, in the Territory of Idaho-approved January 11th,

1866....

213

56

An Act to define the Boundary Line between Boise and Alturas

Counties-approved January 12th, 1866....

214

57

An Act to authorize the County Commissioners of Ada County to

levy, assess, and cause to be collected, the Hospital Tax not

paid, A. D. 1865-approved January 8th, 1866...

58 An Act Legalizing the Records of Alturas and Boise Counties-ap-

proved December 30th, 1865...

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215

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60

An Act to authorize the County Commissioners of Alturas County to

levy and collect a Special Tax-approved January 10th, 1866.... 216

An Act for the Transcribing of the Records of Boise and Alturas

Counties-approved January 3d, 1866......

An Act assigning the Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the Su-

preme Court of Idaho Territory, to the several Judicial Districts

-approved December 26th, 1865

An Act authorizing Daniel Inman and Amasa Mann to establish and

maintain a Toll Trail from Lewiston, in Nez Perce County, to

the western line of the Territory of Montana, and a Ferry
across the Clearwater River-approved January 2d, 1866.

An Act to authorize James M. Hunt and his Assigns to maintain a

Ferry across the Salmon River, near the mouth of Meadow

Creek, in the County of Idaho-approved December 30th, 1865.

64 An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to authorize Daniel Wat-

son, David McCollum, and Asa Moore, to establish a Bridge

across Boise River"-approved December 30th, 1865....

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65 An Act to authorize Joseph H. McIntosh and Add Wales to establish
and maintain a Ferry on Snake River-approved Jan'y 10th, 1866 223